Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:46 am
Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:55 pm
Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:08 pm
Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:37 pm
JohnB wrote:Anyone know if it's still airworthy?
Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:25 pm
Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:51 pm
Craig59 wrote:Jim,
Since you volunteer there, perhaps you could do me the favor of crawling into the aft fuselage and photographing the modification data plate riveted inside just forward of where the tail boom attaches. This one has many signs of actually being a former Navy HO4S - the straight tail boom, the two-piece front windscreen, and the two small windows above the pilot seats.
I have documentation from Fred Clark that this one passed through his Orlando Helicopter Airways at least three times. The first time it went to customer Avag, Inc. in California's Central Valley, date unknown. (An Air & Space article confirms this went to Avag owner, Jerry Compton, as a Winnebago Helicamper). The second time it went to Gene Powers in January 1980 and in February 1982 to Rochfort.
Fred didn't mind mixing and matching parts and data plates on these so, sometimes the only way to know the true identity is via the modification plate. As the parts were readily interchangeable, this could certainly be a former Army H-19D, it's just curious it has the Navy features.
If you need pictures of where the modification plate is located, PM me or post an email and I'll send them to you.
Thanks!
Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:50 pm
Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:33 pm
JohnB wrote:I wonder if it's the one seen in an episode of Airwolf?
IIRC, and it's been a long time, I thought the H-19 had similar Windows to the helicamper.
Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:40 pm
JohnB wrote:I wonder if it's the one seen in an episode of Airwolf?
IIRC, and it's been a long time, I thought the H-19 had similar Windows to the helicamper.
Mon Sep 04, 2017 6:54 pm